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    The Fracture Zone: My Return to the Balkans

    The Fracture Zone: My Return to the Balkans

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    by Simon Winchester


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      ISBN-13: 9780061978197
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Publication date: 10/27/2009
    • Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 272
    • Sales rank: 338,341
    • File size: 385 KB

    Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.

    Brief Biography

    Hometown:
    New York; Massachusetts; Scotland
    Date of Birth:
    September 28, 1944
    Place of Birth:
    London, England
    Education:
    M.A., St. Catherine¿s College, Oxford, 1966
    Website:
    http://www.simonwinchester.com

    Table of Contents

    Author's Note xi
    Encounters at a Water Meadow
    1(32)
    A Meeting with a Turkish Gentleman
    33(24)
    To the "Land of the Osmanlees"
    57(24)
    Looking for a Sarajevo Rose
    81(24)
    The Fortress by the Sea
    105(28)
    Western Approaches
    133(26)
    The Lifting of the Gate
    159(22)
    The Sound and the Fury
    181(26)
    A City So Sublime
    207(28)
    Epilogue 235(2)
    Glossary and Dramatis Personae 237(14)
    Suggestions for Further Reading 251(2)
    For Help Along the Way 253

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    A True Portrait of One of the World's Most Chaotic and Beautiful Regions That Explains Why Violence Has Always Occurred There--And Why It May Continue For Years To Come

    The vast and mountainous area that makes up the Balkans is rife with discord, both cultural and topographical. And, as Simon Winchester superbly demonstrates in this intimate portrait of the region, much of the political strife of the past century can be traced to its inherent contrasts. With the aid of a guide and linguist, Winchester traveled deep into the region's most troublesome areas--including Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, and Turkey--just as the war was tearing these countries apart. The result is a book not just about war but also about how war affects the living. Both timeless and current, The Fracture Zone goes behind the headlines to offer a true picture of a region that has always been on the brink. Winchester's remarkable journey puts all the elements together--the faults, the fractures, and the chaos--to make sense out of a seemingly senseless place.

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